AA824American Airlines · PHL → LAX
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA824 PhiladelphiaPHL · 08:10 Los AngelesLAX · 11:20

AA824 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Los Angeles · off blocks 08:04 · 6 min early
10:37

estimated arrival at LAX · local time · ~2h 21m from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
LAX1,075 mi · ~2h 21m leftPHL
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
476 mphSpeed414 kt
255°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 56m

⚖ AA824 typically leaves −6 and lands −30. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−30 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
−6 gate · −30 arrival
11-05
−6 gate · −30 arrival
11-04
−2 gate · −16 arrival
11-03
−8 gate · −42 arrival
11-02
−4 gate · −41 arrival
11-01
+17 gate · −33 arrival
10-31
−7 gate · −29 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −30 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
PHL→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PHL and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Philadelphia

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Philadelphia to Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1035departs 07:00
AA598departs 07:00
AA2408departs 10:30
AA2944departs 13:00
AA713departs 13:45
AA897departs 15:55

If AA824 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA824 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA824 across the PHL and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA824 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-06PHL 08:10 08:04 (−6)LAX 11:20 10:50 (−30)
11-05PHL 08:10 08:04 (−6)LAX 11:20 10:50 (−30)
11-04PHL 08:50 08:48 (−2)LAX 12:00 11:44 (−16)
11-03PHL 08:50 08:42 (−8)LAX 12:00 11:18 (−42)
11-02PHL 08:10 08:06 (−4)LAX 11:20 10:39 (−41)
11-01PHL 08:10 08:27 (+17)LAX 11:20 10:47 (−33)
10-31PHL 08:55 08:48 (−7)LAX 11:56 11:27 (−29)
10-30PHL 08:55 08:05 (−50)LAX 11:56 11:36 (−20)
10-29PHL 08:55 08:47 (−8)LAX 11:56 11:21 (−35)
10-28PHL 12:55 12:43 (−12)LAX 11:56 11:19 (−37)
10-27PHL 09:05 09:06 (+1)LAX 11:56 11:43 (−13)
10-26PHL 12:55LAX 11:56 11:30 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N409AA, N462AA, N152AA, N196UW.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and LAX published them.

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